Author Archives: John Gill

Dear Fellow Lions, The 2016 elections were held yesterday. Today, some of us are happy and some of us are sad. It is a time to congratulate the winners and console the losers. Hopefully, the country will come together after a very contentious election. As...

Dear Lions of District 4-C4, Hello Lions Hello I spent Veterans weekend as a Team Leader at the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI)in Houston, Texas. I enjoyed networking, sharing ideas and learning from Lions from the East, West and South...

Fellow Lions, In the past months, we, at District 4-C4 have made huge strides in making our service to our community stronger and wider in reach, specifically in recruiting new members, chartering new clubs, implementing multi-club and district wide ...

Dear Fellow Lions, The month of September leading into October has been a busy one. The District Governor team with members of the Cabinet began its visitations to the clubs of the district. It has been very enjoyable to visit the clubs. We get to sit and...

Dear Lions of District 4-C4, Hello Lions Hello To start my column off this month, I would like to ask for all to pray for the victims of Hurricane Matthew. I find it devastating the deaths and destruction that has occurred. It’s a Level 4 Hur...

Fellow Lions, Collaboration…new thing in the block. One of the primary challenges of the 21st century is increasing the productivity and performance of different groups of knowledge humanitarian servants. In our district, we face the same challenge, ...

Dear Fellow Lions, This past weekend, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was canonized as a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Arriving in India from her native Albania in 1929, she was the founder and leader of the Missionaries of Charity until her death in 1997...

Dear Lions of District 4-C4, Hello Lions Hello! I hope that you are enjoying the beautiful autumn weather. First of all, I want to thank you again for voting me as your 2nd VDG! I am having a great time. Ending summer, I participated at the August 30th Sa...

Fellow Lions, Our journey continues into a second century of service. Together, we can all make a difference…Unite. Innovate. Deliver. I feel deeply honored and privileged to serve as the Centennial District Governor of 4-C4, and together with the r...

Dear Fellow Lions, It was a thrill for me to have had the opportunity to not only meet the International President of Lions Clubs International, Chancellor Bob Corlew, but also to sit down across a table from him and get to know him. I can tell you that b...